Fort Caswell near Caswell Beach in Brunswick County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Battery Bagley
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 24, 2024
1. Battery Bagley Marker
Disarmed mid 1920's
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Military. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1889.
Location. 33° 53.476′ N, 78° 1.471′ W. Marker is near Caswell Beach, North Carolina, in Brunswick County. It is in Fort Caswell. It is on Caswell Beach Road 2 miles east of Oceangreens Lane, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 80 Caswell Beach Rd, Oak Island NC 28465, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain and on the Cape Fear Coast. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Tidewater. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Battery Shipp (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Battery Madison (approx. 0.4 miles away); Guns of Fort Caswell During the Civil War (approx. 0.4 miles away); Fort Caswell in the Civil War (approx. 0.4 miles away); Fort Caswell (approx. half a mile away); A Timeline of Fort Caswell (approx. half a mile away); Catalino Tingzon (approx. 1.8 miles away); Revolutionary War Fort (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Caswell Beach.
More about this marker. Access to Fort Caswell, now a private Baptist retreat and conference center, is limited to authorized visitors as well as during special events that are open to the public. Visit fortcaswell.com or call (910) 278-9501 for more information.
Also see . . .
1. Fort Caswell Historic District (PDF). National Register of Historic Places nomination for the district, which was listed in 2013. (Prepared by Jennifer Martin Mitchell; via North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 25, 2024
2. Battery Bagley Marker
The marker is next to the small building on the left. The battery is named for Ens. Worth Bagley of Raleigh, N.C., the only U.S. naval officer killed during the Spanish-American War.
2. The Splendor of Fort Caswell. Eastern North Carolina is rich in American history and historical sites. One within an hours drive of Wilmington is lesser-known Fort Caswell. It lies on the eastern end of Oak Island at the convergence of the Cape Fear River and Atlantic Ocean, between Southport on the Brunswick County mainland and 12,000-acre Bald Head Island. (Pat Bradford, Wrightsville Beach Magazine, Oct. 30, 2023) (Submitted on March 4, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Credits. This page was last revised on March 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 3, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 235 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 3, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
